Del Castillo's Injury Adds to Diamondbacks' Catcher Woes

0:00It's April 26th. Welcome to MLB News Today, powered by AI, I'm Cory with the story. The Arizona Diamondbacks keep getting slammed by injuries, especially a catcher. Just one day after losing Zach Galen and Gerardo Pardomo, early in the game, their young backstop Adrian Del Castillo went down with what looks like a. Left-wing finger issue during Sunday's match-up against the San Diego Padres in Mexico City. Del Castillo took a foul tip off a Ryan Nelson fastball, right on his gloved hand. Trainers checked him out quick, and he walked off without much delay. Veteran James McCann stepped in behind the plate to finish the job. The team was already thin at the position, with starter Gabriel Moreno sidelined by an oblique strain. He's not due back until early May when they faced the Chicago Cubs. Del Castillo and McCann have been splitting time, with Del Castillo also handling lefty designated hitter duties. He stepped up big defensively this year, hitting league average marks after being more

1:00of a hitter early on. Manager Tori LeVolo likes that growth, but Del Castillo's bat has cooled lately. No official injury label yet, and they'll likely check with imaging to see how bad it is. Keep an eye on updates as the D-backs try to steady their roster.